In Acts 13:33, we read about “the second Psalm.” Which Psalm is this? And which are the first and the last?
Let’s begin by reading the passage:
Acts 13:32–33 “And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this He has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You.’”
In this passage, the Apostle Paul is referring to the Book of Psalms—specifically Psalm chapter 2, where we read:
Psalm 2:7 “I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’”
So, the simple meaning of “the second Psalm” mentioned in Acts 13:33 is Psalm chapter 2. That is where this prophecy is found.
In the same way:
We also see the writer of Hebrews quoting this same passage from the second Psalm:
Hebrews 1:5 “For to which of the angels did He ever say: ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You’? And again: ‘I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a Son’?”
And again in chapter 5:
Hebrews 5:5 “So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’”
Have you received Jesus? If not, what are you waiting for? These are the last days, and Jesus is coming soon.
May the Lord bless you.
The Bible often speaks about “the testimonies of God.” What exactly does this mean?
We see this phrase in several passages, for example:
Psalm 119:2 (NKJV) Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart.
Psalm 119:22 (NKJV) Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:24 (NKJV) Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors.
Psalm 119:99 (NKJV) I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
(See also: Psalm 119:119, 144; 132:12)
The word “testimonies” comes from the idea of bearing witness or giving evidence. It means confirming something as true.
For example, if I say, “That person is kind,” I am giving a testimony about them because I have personally seen that kindness—either in how they treated me or others.
This is different from someone speaking about themselves.
In the same way, God has declared certain things to be true. These are what the Bible calls His testimonies.
When God Himself confirms something, it gives us complete assurance that we will not go wrong by believing or following it. This is very different from human testimony, which can sometimes be unreliable or misleading.
The greatest testimony God has given is this:
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and in Him is life.
1 John 5:9–12 (NKJV) If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
This is the central testimony of God—and it is the message we are called to share with the world: that in Jesus Christ there is redemption and eternal life.
Acts 4:33 (NKJV) And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
There is also another testimony God gives:
Those who believe in Christ are children of God.
This is something God confirms within us through His Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:16–17 (NKJV) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
Jesus is not the only Son in the sense that we are excluded—through faith in Him, we too become children of God.
John 1:12 (NKJV) But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
Because of this, when we face suffering as Christ did, we should not be afraid or discouraged. Instead, we can rejoice.
Why? Because just as Christ suffered and later entered into glory, we too will share in that same glory.
God wants us to live boldly in this world—not as orphans, but as children who know they have a loving Father in heaven who is deeply involved in every part of their lives.
If God Himself has confirmed that we are His children, why should we doubt it? Why should people deny it? Why should the world reject it?
To “keep His testimonies” means:
Question: What does “mavue” mean as mentioned in Deuteronomy 11:15?
Answer: Let’s take a closer look.
Deuteronomy 11:15 (ESV) says:
“I will give the grass of your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be satisfied.”
Fields. A single field is called a “vue,” and multiple fields are called “field”
So when God says, “I will give the grass in your fields,” He means, “I will provide grass in your fields.”
This was a promise God made to the children of Israel, and it is a promise from God for us today as well, if we obey Him.
Let’s start a little earlier in the passage:
Deuteronomy 11:13-15 (ESV)
“And if you faithfully obey the commandments that I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,14 then I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and the late rains, that you may gather in your grain, your wine, and your oil.15 And I will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be satisfied.”
This promise is also echoed in other Scriptures, such as 1 Samuel 25:15 and 1 Samuel 30:11.
Have you received the Lord Jesus Christ?
If not, dear friend, know that continuing to live in sin keeps you separated from Him.
Share this good news with others.
Blessed be the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Before we dive deeper into this message, it’s important to first review the earlier teaching titled “Understanding How to Access the Power of Jesus’ Blood.”
In that message, we learned how we can exercise authority through the Blood of Jesus if we are His children.
Now, there is tremendous importance in “KNOWING” and “DOING THE WILL OF GOD”, because this is the key to ‘SEEING GOD’ on the last day.
Matthew 7:21 (NIV):“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
God’s Word urges us to diligently seek to live according to His will during the time we have left on this earth.
1 Peter 4:2 (NIV):“Live the rest of your earthly life not for evil human desires, but for the will of God.”
The will of God can be understood in two main areas:
We must follow God’s will in both areas. Just as there are personal rules we set for ourselves and laws imposed by our nation, all must be obeyed. Likewise, there is God’s will specifically for you and His will for all humanity. Let’s look at each.
This is God’s personal purpose for your life—the calling He has given you through your gifts or positions. You must know what you were specifically created to do.
Whether you are called to be a bishop, teacher, pastor, prophet, apostle, evangelist, mentor, or any other role in God’s kingdom, you must understand your purpose.
If you don’t know God’s will for you, it is difficult to live in a way that pleases Him. You might act in ways that don’t honor Him, live in places He didn’t intend, or walk paths He never planned for you.
God’s plan is unique for each person. The way someone else walks in faith may not be your path. You must understand your own calling.
How can you know God’s purpose for you?First, accept Jesus and repent of your sins. Then, pray continually and love God faithfully. The Holy Spirit will guide you into your calling. When you live according to God’s will, you will experience inner peace and success in your ministry.
If you stray from this path, life will not go well, and you will realize that you were on the right track when following God’s will.
Once you know God’s specific plan for your life—what to do, where to live, or whom to associate with—it’s equally important to understand God’s will for everyone. God has a plan for all humanity.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 (NIV):“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to control your own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.”
God’s will for all of us is holiness, to avoid sexual immorality (both body and spirit), and to know how to control our bodies in holiness and honor.
Here is where Satan often blinds people. We may know God’s will is to serve, worship, preach, and evangelize, but fail to realize that God’s will for everyone is to live holy lives, pure in both body and spirit.
You may see a Christian who is saved, worships God, and preaches, but privately lives in sin. True obedience requires doing God’s will in all aspects of life.
The Lord will help us understand this. He is faithful; He does not bring us under judgment but grants blessings and favor. Do not neglect holiness, dear brother or sister in Christ—without it, we cannot see God (Hebrews 12:14).
Living a holy life is impossible by our own strength, but with the help of the Holy Spirit, all things are possible. Seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit daily.
The Lord bless you.
Romans 6:23 (NIV):
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
This verse shows us a clear truth: God offers a gift—grace and eternal life—but sin comes with a price. Every sin has its wages, and those wages must eventually be paid.
Many people don’t realize that each sinful act adds up, and ultimately, everyone must face the consequences, even if they are unaware.
When you give in to sin today, repeat it tomorrow, and continue in the same pattern, the “wages” accumulate. One day—unexpectedly—you may be shocked to realize that your debt has caught up with you.
This is when the consequences—spiritual or physical death, or some form of suffering—reach a person.
At the moment of reckoning, many pretend it doesn’t affect them. But whether you like it or not, you will face it. People often criticize Judas for taking his life—but it wasn’t about desire; it was simply the time of payment. When you see people today facing serious consequences because of their sins, it isn’t bad luck—they are simply receiving what is due.
Avoid sin. Run from it.
Shalom
Jeremiah 2:13 (KJV) “For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”
Dear friends, there is a real difference between a fountain and a cistern. A fountain is a natural spring that produces its own water. It doesn’t need to be dug, fixed, or maintained — it simply flows on its own. But a cistern is a well that people dig by their own strength. It depends on rain to fill it, yet it often leaks beneath the surface and eventually dries up. The water from a cistern is usually not very clean, because it does not flow — it just sits there, making it easy for frogs, lizards, and other things to contaminate it. This is unlike the pure, fresh water of a spring.
Now the Lord tells us His people have done two wrong things. First, they abandoned God, the fountain of living water. They are thirsty, yet they refuse the water that truly satisfies. This is pride — a refusal to accept the only source that truly quenches thirst. Pride ultimately leads to destruction. It’s like a sick person who refuses medicine, saying, “I won’t take your treatment.”
But that isn’t all. Instead of trusting God, they try to build their own sources of life — digging their own wells. They think they can secure water for themselves, but all they end up with are temporary, leaking cisterns.
This is what idol worship really looks like: When people let money take the place of God, that becomes their cistern. When education or skill becomes more important than the Lord, that becomes a cistern. When pleasure, success, relationships, or any worldly thing becomes the thing they trust instead of God — that’s digging a broken cistern.
People chase these things looking for satisfaction, and for a moment they feel relief. But soon afterward — regret. They never find lasting life or peace.
But there is hope.
Christ is the true Fountain. You don’t have to dig for this water — it’s already been given. Come and drink. Let the thirst for sin and worldly things die — and instead, live a life of peace and spiritual growth. The water that Christ gives brings eternal life.
John 4:13‑14 (KJV) “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Stop digging broken cisterns.
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Proverbs 29:20“Have you seen someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.” (NIV)
A person who is quick to speak is someone who talks without thinking or controlling their words. Speaking without restraint often leads to jokes that offend, quarrels, anger, lies, and conflict.
For example, someone might insult you, and you get angry inside. Because you can’t hold back, you respond with harsh words and end up insulting them back.
Or you might notice something that isn’t right, and if you say it without thinking, what you meant to be simple could spark a fight, cause blame, or create confusion — all because your words came out too quickly.
Even swearing and blasphemy often come from careless speech — speaking without wisdom or restraint.
Matthew 12:36–37 (ESV) says:
“I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
This verse helps explain why the proverb says there is “more hope for a fool.” It reminds us just how powerful our words are.
The Bible also compares the tongue to fire — a small part of the body that can set an entire forest ablaze. So it’s important that we are thoughtful and careful before we speak.
James 1:19 (NIV) says:
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
Words have incredible power, and we should learn every day to control our speech.
Salvation is like a horse—it can move very fast or very slowly, depending on the rider.
In the same way, if you are a witness (a preacher of the Gospel), it is important to understand this: the process of salvation in a person—repentance, believing, confession, baptism, and being filled with the Holy Spirit—often takes time. It may involve teaching, follow-up, and guiding someone through lessons on faith, baptism, and the Holy Spirit before they fully understand and are established.
But you must also recognize this: it doesn’t always happen that way.
There are moments when God suddenly “changes gear” and chooses to accomplish everything in a single day—to save, baptize, and fill someone with the Holy Spirit immediately. When you see this happening, do not try to slow it down. It is God Himself who has increased the pace.
Yes, it is.
When Paul and Silas were imprisoned, they prayed and sang hymns to God during the night. Suddenly, the prison doors flew open. The jailer, terrified and trembling, asked, “What must I do to be saved?” They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”
That very night, he and his entire household believed, were baptized, and were filled with joy.
“He then brought them out and asked, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’They replied, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.’” (vv. 30–31)
In just one night, an entire family was saved, baptized, and transformed.
Normally, this kind of process might take weeks or even months for a whole household to come to faith and be baptized. But here, it happened within a few hours—during the night.
We see the same pattern in the story of Cornelius. When Peter was speaking, even before he finished his message—perhaps expecting a longer process—the Holy Spirit came upon all who were listening. They received the fullness of salvation immediately and were then baptized.
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.” (v. 44)
What might have taken long teaching sessions and extended prayers was completed instantly.
The Ethiopian eunuch experienced something similar. When he encountered Philip on the road to Gaza, he did not wait until later—he was baptized immediately.
“As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, ‘Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?’” (v. 36)
Right there on the road, he believed and was baptized.
Understand that there are times when God powerfully moves in people’s hearts—so strongly that they become open and ready to receive everything immediately.
When you see this, act quickly. Help them without delay.
Do not assume that someone needs a lot of knowledge before they can be saved. What matters most is a willing and open heart.
If you are a leader and you see someone who has truly believed, do not wait for a scheduled baptism event at the end of the year. Respond to their readiness.
Yes, there are also people who will need more teaching, depending on their level of understanding—but do not ignore those moments when God is moving quickly.
Learn to move with both rhythms of the Gospel—slow and fast.
As a Christian, should you get drunk?The short answer is YES — but not drunk on wine (alcohol). Instead, you should be filled and “drunk” on the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18 (NIV):
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit is what Christians are meant to be intoxicated with — not earthly alcohol. We should all experience the Holy Spirit in such a deep way that it’s like being truly “drunk” on Him.
When the Holy Spirit came on the believers at Pentecost, they were filled with power and began to speak in other languages. To some observers, it looked like they were drunk:
Acts 2:12–13 (NIV):
“They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others mocked them and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’”
But Peter explained that what was happening wasn’t drunkenness from alcohol at all — it was the fulfillment of God’s promise:
Acts 2:14–18 (NIV):
“Peter stood with the eleven and raised his voice… ‘These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! … This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people… even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.’”
In the same way, the Holy Spirit is something we “drink” spiritually:
1 Corinthians 12:13 (NIV):
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body — whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free — and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”
So what does it look like when someone is “drunk on the Spirit”? Here are some characteristics:
A person who is drunk on alcohol often speaks boldly without restraint.Similarly, when someone is filled with the Holy Spirit, they gain boldness and confidence to talk about God’s kingdom.
Acts 4:31 (NIV):
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
Being filled with the Spirit strengthens our ability to proclaim God’s truth, confront sin, and praise Him without fear.
A drunk person may sleep anywhere, unaffected by discomfort, because their senses are numbed.Spiritually, someone filled with the Holy Spirit develops resilience in ministry and life — able to keep going even through hardship.
Paul describes his many hardships as a servant of Christ:
2 Corinthians 11:23–27 (NIV):
“…in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. … in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brothers…”
Paul’s endurance was a result of being “filled with the Spirit” in the midst of difficulty. We too are called to persevere:
2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV):
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage — with great patience and careful instruction.”
A true alcoholic feels the need to drink frequently.Likewise, someone filled with the Holy Spirit desires daily filling through prayer, worship, and surrender to God.
Luke 11:13 (NIV):
“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
If we want to walk closely with God, our life of prayer and fellowship with the Holy Spirit must be ongoing — not occasional.
So what are you drunk on?
Remember: getting drunk on wine leads to corruption and loss of self‑control. But being filled with the Spirit leads to life, boldness, endurance, and closeness with God (as Paul warns against drunkenness in Ephesians 5:18).
If you have not yet accepted Jesus into your life, you can do that today — and ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit. May the Lord bless you!
Romans 8:37 – “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
There is victory—but there is also victory b kieyond victory.
When you compete with others and win, you are considered a winner. Likewise, when you confront demons or evil forces and overcome them, you are still a winner.
But when you wrestle with the God of Heaven and Earth and prevail, that is victory beyond victory.
You may wonder: how can anyone contend with God and win? The answer is yes! Jacob wrestled with both humans and God—and overcame.
Genesis 32:27-28 – “Then the man said, ‘What is your name?’ ‘Jacob,’ he answered. 28 The man said, ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.’”
The name “Israel” means “God prevails” or “He who struggles with God and prevails.” Jacob wrestled for God’s blessings and took hold of them. He moved beyond the level of contending with people to contending with God Himself—and triumphed. At this point, he can no longer be called just a winner; he is more than a winner.
In the same way, those who are truly in JESUS are more than conquerors. They have surpassed merely overcoming people; they have reached the level of contending with God and receiving His blessings.
Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”
Those who are truly saved do not have time for witches—they are already defeated. They are not troubled by evil people—they have already overcome them in the spiritual realm. But they do have time for God and His blessings, which they actively pursue. And when they prevail, they are no longer simply called winners—they are more than winners! Hallelujah.
Remember, this extraordinary victory exists only in JESUS CHRIST. No one else can give it.
1 Corinthians 15:57 – “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
This is the power of being in JESUS. Witches cannot defeat you in JESUS. Demons cannot defeat you in JESUS.